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SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Pelicans at Suns The New Orleans Pelicans have lost five consecutive games and could be without All-Star power forward Anthony Davis when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Friday. Davis injured his left shoulder in Wednesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks and his presence against the Suns will likely be a game-time decision. Phoenix is in its own rut with three straight losses and could possibly be without leading scorer Goran Dragic (ankle) for the second straight contest.

Green's OT surge lifts Suns over Nuggets DENVER -- Sitting on the bench with three first-half fouls, Phoenix Suns guard Gerald Green was stewing. "I was getting mad, but my teammates were telling me I had the whole second half to play," Green said. He made the most of it. Green scored eight of his career-high 36 points in overtime, and the Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 112-107 Tuesday night. Guard Goran Dragic had 21 points and 14 assists, and forward P.J. Tucker added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Phoenix (31-21)

Carlos Boozer isn't surprised Jeff Hornacek is leading the Suns to one of the league's surprise stories in his first season as a head coach. Hornacek, the Lyons product, worked as a shooting coach and then an assistant when he and Boozer were with the Jazz. "He was always helping guys out, whether it was Kyle (Korver), AK-47 (Andrei Kirilenko) or Matty (Harpring)," Boozer said. "You could tell he really had a bug to help players get better because he had so much knowledge playing for Coach (Jerry)

The Sports Xchange Suns 112, Jazz 101 SALT LAKE CITY - Coach Jeff Hornacek improved to 2-0 against his old team as the Phoenix Suns blasted the Utah Jazz 112-101 Friday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Phoenix shot 54.7 percent from the field and had six players score at least 13 points while improving to a surprising 9-7. Reserve forward Markieff Morris led the Suns with 23 points and 10 rebounds. This was the first win in the Beehive State for Hornacek, a former Jazz player who took the Suns' head coaching job after spending time on Utah's bench with Jerry Sloan and Tyrone Corbin since 2007.

The Sports Xchange Hornacek's Suns rip Jazz SALT LAKE CITY -- Friday was an especially painful loss for Utah Jazz fans who wanted Phoenix Suns coach Jeff Hornacek to succeed Jerry Sloan as the team's head coach. Hornacek improved to 2-0 against his former team as the Suns blasted the Jazz 112-101 at EnergySolutions Arena. Phoenix shot a season-best 54.7 percent from the field and had six players score at least 13 points while improving to a surprising 9-7. Reserve forward Markieff Morris led the Suns with 23 points and 10 rebounds.

(Reuters) - The Phoenix Suns named Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach on Tuesday, hoping the former player can turn around a struggling team coming off one of the worst seasons in franchise history. Hornacek, who will be introduced later on Tuesday, had been serving as an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz and will replace interim Suns coach Lindsey Hunter, who took over the team when Alvin Gentry and the club agreed to part ways in January. The 50-year-old Hornacek, who spent the first six NBA seasons of a 14-year playing career in Phoenix, faces a daunting rebuilding job after the Suns (25-57)

The Sports Xchange Suns name Hornacek head coach Jeff Hornacek will begin his NBA coaching career in the same place where he took his first shots as a player. The former Phoenix Suns draft pick and 14-year veteran was announced Tuesday as the 16th head coach in the team's history. Terms of the deal weren't announced, but a CBSSports.com report Sunday said the three-year deal is worth slightly less than $6 million. The Suns hold an option for a fourth year. "We are thrilled to introduce Jeff Hornacek as the new head coach of the Phoenix Suns," Suns general manager Ryan McDonough said in a statement.